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I had the time of my life as the 'Cream of the Crop'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 20 Nov 21

I was one of the first batches in my current company as an Office-based ESL Teacher and we were called the cream of the crop at that time. For the reason that we do excel in this chosen career. After a few months, I decided to...

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The Imaginary Barking Dog

allen0187 @allen0187 (59648) • Philippines 18 Sep 20

Used to work for an ESL company before but because of my busy schedule, I had to give up that. Since the pandemic started, I've been looking to re-apply to my previous ESL company or apply to a new one. Finally, got a chance to...

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imaginary animal sounds

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Working Two Or More Jobs - PART TWO

allen0187 @allen0187 (59648) • Philippines 22 Apr 20

After writing my previous post about possibly holding down two or more jobs at the same time - view the post here https://www.mylot.com/post/3361767/working-two-or-more-jobs-go-or-no - I remembered that I did hold two jobs at the...

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Mend Your Speech Lest It May Mar Your Future - King Lear

relcap23 @florelway (23339) • Cagayan De Oro, Philippines 21 Nov 18

Some people fail to get what they want because they cannot express what they desire. Whatever is brewing in our minds should be expressed in words, they should be communicated to the concerned. But how can we communicate if we...

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ESL Tutoring

dsrl1226 @dsrl_6 (99) • Quezon, Philippines 25 Apr 18

Has anyone here tried teaching English online? I am planning to register in an ESL website but I'm still having some doubts.

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I never thought I would like being an Online English Teacher.

Pretty_Anne88 @Anne88 (323) • Canlubang, Philippines 18 Apr 18

I never thought I would become an Online English Teacher. Growing up, I swore to myself that I would never become a teacher. I thought that being a teacher, or a tutor, is hard. I just don't think that I am patient...

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online english tutor

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How I Puzzle Myself

hereandthere @hereandthere (45628) • Philippines 6 Mar 17

I have always loved word games in magazines and newspapers, like crossword puzzles, word searches, guessing missing letters, anagrams or jumbled letters, matching words, etc. In fact, I would start answering them without reading...

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Why the horse is happy as a clam right now!

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 12 Dec 16

In a previous post, I mentioned a child I recently met in the little kid room at the preschool in Berkeley where I sometimes volunteer and sometimes substitute teach. He's 2 1/2 and seemed to have a touch of expressive aphasia....

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As an ESL speaker, Have you ever been afraid of speaking out? And How do you overcome it finally?

Bill @Bill00Ben (19) • China 2 Sep 15

I am an ESL speaker from China. In our country, Most of students start to learn English by their first grade of Middle school. Unfortunately, most of school and teachers overemphasize the study of grammer and reading for the test...

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learn english

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My first day as a volunteer went well

Charlene Sally C. @PointlessQuestions (15397) • United States 22 Jan 13

Today was my first day. I worked with two people who don't quite fit into a group yet. They work on Rosetta Stone and then work in a workbook. I also worked at a table with 8 students who are at a higher level. I work with them on...

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Follow up on volunteering: ESL

Charlene Sally C. @PointlessQuestions (15397) • United States 17 Jan 13

I just wanted to bring everyone up to date. I talked to the adult Ed teacher and she said they really needed ESL volunteer. I will be going to the school to sit in on a class on Tuesday. The teacher has lots of volunteers and...

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english tutorial

shellster @shellster (176) • Philippines 11 May 12

Hi mylotters. I'm an Online English Teacher to foreign nationals. I have been teaching for a year and now, I want to try and do homebased teaching. I have my own computer and I make use of Skype as my tool. I just want to know if...

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Is making money at home reliable?

silenthumofhearts @silenthumofhearts (63) • Philippines 10 Nov 11

I've been working at home since 2009, it's very convienient, though, I can say that some jobs are totally scams. What are the most reliable source for a home based jobs?????? In my opinion, e-learning is the most reliable source...

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Approach, Methods, and Techinques?

leon3000502000 @leon3000502000 (1564) • Philippines 17 Jun 11

What are the differences between Approach, Methods, and Techinques? Can you give an example for each?

What do you do to improve your english?

kwylima @kwylima (451) • United States 17 Apr 11

Hello everybody! English is my second language and I know many of you have english as second language as well. I have to study a lot to learn and I have to work hard on that everyday. There are so many ways to learn (for me...

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a new topic and a few "ground rules"

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 17 Feb 11

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but I have been busy finishing up a class I was taking. By the way, I got an A (95%) in it. I would have had 100% but I didn't do one small assignment. Oh well... I...

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writing assignment

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-ed & -ing

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 8 Feb 11

This is an area that I have noticed that many of my Chinese students had in writing. One thing I liked to tell them so they could tell which one belonged where was to say that "I can be interested in something" or "I can...

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Does anyone want to improve their English skills???

daeckardt @daeckardt (6237) • United States 7 Feb 11

Hi everyone!!! I haven't used this interest area in years and thought it was time to get it started again. I set this area up when I was teaching English in China back in 2006 or so when I first joined mylot. I often would post...

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Teaching Abroad questions

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 8 Jan 11

Hi everyone, I am seriously considering teaching abroad ( in a Spanish speaking country). Have you ever done this? Did you get a TEFL or CELTA certificate? Did you find a job that paid your bills at home while you were out of...

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tips for teaching esl (tefl teachers)

gfeef01 @gfeef01 (537) 3 Nov 10

I'm just doing my tefl and I'm hoping to go back to teaching English (tried last year but then moved back to UK, I'm back abroad now). I'll most probably teach student age pupils. Was wondering if we have any tefl teachers on...

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